Jul 12 Watch 3:37 Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez expose Democrats’ big divide House Democrats are battling over their beliefs. A substantial policy divide has opened up between moderates, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and progressives--and it has recently grown personal. On the outs with Pelosi, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Pelosi spars with progressive party members In our news wrap Thursday, tensions simmered between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and four progressives. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Pelosi’s criticism of her and three other newly elected women “outright disrespectful.” Pelosi said she was rebuking an “offensive tweet"… Continue watching
Jul 08 Pelosi says her remark about Dem freshmen was ‘statement of fact’ By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The New York Times the four freshmen who voted against a border funding bill last month don't have a following. Pelosi now says the four have a public following, but she was talking about their… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 3:05 Trump escalates feud with Rep. Ilhan Omar President Trump has again gone on the offensive toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. On Friday, he Tweeted a 9/11 video alongside Omar’s comments about the terrorist attacks, which critics said downplayed them. Rep. Omar says she has since been threatened. Continue watching
Apr 15 Omar says more death threats coming since Trump tweeted video By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Rep. Ilhan Omar says she's faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. "This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing… Continue reading
Apr 14 White House: Trump wishes no ‘ill will’ against Omar By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump is not trying to incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar, the White House said Sunday, arguing that the president has an absolute duty to highlight what the Minnesota Democrat’s own critics say is her history of anti-Semitic… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 11:51 Shields and Gerson on Democrats’ bigotry resolution, Trump investigations Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the House Democrats' resolution condemning hate and bigotry, congressional investigations of President Trump and the field of 2020 Democratic presidential… Continue watching
Mar 08 WATCH: Trump says Democrats have become an ‘anti-Jewish party’ By Associated Press Before leaving to survey tornado damage in Alabama, Trump told reporters the Democrats have become an "anti-Israel" and "anti-Jewish" party. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 11:37 What the firestorm over Rep. Omar’s remarks says about anti-Semitism in America Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced a firestorm recently after suggesting political support for Israel might entail "allegiance to a foreign country." After critics slammed her remarks as anti-Semitic, the freshman congresswoman apologized, and House Democrats wrote a resolution condemning bigotry. Continue watching
Mar 07 WATCH: House approves resolution condemning anti-Semitism, other bigotry The one-sided 407-23 vote belied the emotional infighting over how to respond to freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments suggesting House supporters of Israel have dual allegiances. Continue reading